Amanda Burton Quotes

Gosh, I'd like to direct Our Town on stage.

I trained in the theatre.

I'm constantly involved in theater, looking at theater, trying to do work in theater, support theater. And that's kind of my creative passion.

My interest in theatre started in high school, mostly because my dean forced me to do it. I was creating trouble in the hallways, so he demanded that I do something with my spare time.

Why did I want to become a director? I just had an early interest. My uncle was an actor in a local community theatre, and he ultimately persuaded me and a buddy of mine to come to that theatre, and we went to meet girls, and that turned into interested in kind of behind-the-scenes things, and from that point on, I was focused.

I was a theatre major and started off as a playwright.

I was very interested in theatre, mostly in stage design. I did a little bit of acting.

As a child, I was always interested in drama and performance.

When you're talking about pure form, theater is a wonderful outlet.

Directing is something I always wanted to do. I started when I was 13 directing scenes in high school and then plays in college with my theatre company.

I did theatre a lot when I was a kid. Then I went to acting school in New York. I did a lot of behind the scenes in college. I wanted to learn while I had the time. I studied theatre and film in different capacities.

Where I teach students in drama school, there's a course called Dramatics. In this course, all students must put on a play. However, acting majors are not supposed to act. They can write the play, for example, and the writers may work on stage art. Likewise, stage art majors may become actors, and in this way you put on a show.

I grew up wanting to be a writer for theatre.

I paid my dues at drama school and worked backstage in every Theatre in London.

'Lovelace' was really great. I got to work with the wonderful Amanda Seyfried, Hank Azaria and Peter Sarsgaard, so it can't get no better than that, right? I had a blast, and the film is a very, very well put together movie - from the director to the writing the cast.

Stage is the most exciting. Film is lovely, because it's like a family.

Acting for me is not a bad habit like smoking that I must make an effort to quit. I love acting; I love directing.

We had a great time making 'Chennai Express.' It was a learning experience working with Shah Rukh... it was a positive experience.

I loved my time doing 'Private Practice' in Los Angeles, and I was quite challenged and excited to learn about the art of television, but I missed being on the stage.

I studied at the Budapest Academy of Theatrical Arts for four years and emerged with a degree.

Well, I'm... first and foremost I'm a theater guy and everything that I know comes from the theater.

I spent a long time in London on the stage, and you knew exactly what you were going to be doing. You not only knew the performance, but you also knew exactly where you would stand.

I have always wanted to work in the theater. I've always felt the glamour of being backstage and that excitement, but I've never actually done it - not since I was in 5th grade, really. But I've had many plays in my films. I feel like maybe theater is a part of my movie work.

Theatre is live content, and you can tell if you have worked your audience.

I hope to continue working in film, television and theatre.